Vitali Klitschko warns millions of Ukrainians would be disenfranchised if elections were held while war rages.

Vitali Klitschko was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1971, Wladimir five years later in Kazakhstan. Their father was a Soviet air force officer from Ukraine and their mother Russian.

Vitali Klitschko is a former WBO world heavyweight champion boxer. Klitschko is the mayor of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and brother to fellow heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko.

He has fought against some high profile names during his long career, including Dillian Whyte twice and Vitali Klitschko once. The build-up to those contests were fiery. During his 2012 clash ...